Architecture Wednesday: The 'Devil Wears Prada' Loft

Okay, this is my loft, my SoHo loft straight out of a fashionista’s fantasy.

The landmark 56 Crosby Street building dates from 1882 and is located on a cobblestone street in the Soho Cast Iron District. Once a department store, it was transformed into a boutique 10-loft condominium in 2001. The building made a memorable cameo appearance in The Devil Wears Prada as the studio of fashion designer James Holt.

This 4,000 square foot two-bedroom-two-and-one-half bath loft, with its open floorplan, mirrors Holt’s fictional space though the styling is very different.; there are soaring 16-foot ceilings, exposed brick walls, columns and expansive loft windows.

A palatial entry gallery with dramatic Corinthian columns leads you to the Great Room with an oversized gas-burning fireplace and a wall of hidden, custom-built cherry wood cabinetry. A sealed-off west-facing glass conservatory is elevated and provides a light-hearted space. A massive projection screen home entertainment system discreetly emerges from the ceiling, converting the living room into a home theater.

An impressive stairway leads to a mezzanine level that offers a sweeping view of the enormous open kitchen with Gaggenau cooking and Sub-zero refrigeration appliances that allow for lavish entertaining. Upstairs, there is also an in-home gym and a 400-bottle temperature-controlled wine storage.

The Primary bedroom, with its gas fireplace, features an ensuite bathroom with spa-worthy amenities, including marble countertops and heated floors. It also has excellent storage space, a sit-in shower, and a dry sauna for the ultimate, luxurious lifestyle. The walk-in closet is Bergdorf-Goodman-worthy. The second bedroom is equally impressive and quiet, facing south with large windows and ample closet space and en suite bath.

And all you need is $8.995M and you could live the dream.

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Architecture Wednesday: SoHo Loft

Believe it or not, this home is as old as the Minnesota Manor House from last week, but this isn’t huge, per se, it’s a loft … in the heart of Soho on a picturesque, cobblestoned block between Spring and Prince streets.

This one sits on the 4th floor of a pet-friendly co-op designed by Henry Fernbach in 1883, and it was formerly home to Greene Street Recording Studio of Public Enemy and Sonic Youth fame.

Enter through a key-locked elevator that opens into an airy, open-plan living and kitchen area. Farmhouse-style doors lead to the private spaces of the home, which include office, built-in closets, and in-unit washer/dryer. There are three bedrooms, and just two bathrooms, but it’s a wide-open main room with 11-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows on both the eastern and western sides of the loft, a rear-facing terrace, original wood columns and beams, walls of exposed brick, and hardwood floors.

And had we moved quicker I could have had it for a shade over $4M.

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